Huskers Edged by No. 5 Hawaii, No. 4 USC

By NU Athletic Communications

| 03/22/2013

Los Angeles, Calif. – The No. 9 Nebraska sand volleyball team was edged 3-2 in a pair of matches by No. 5 Hawaii and No. 4 USC on Friday. The Huskers finished a week of competition in southern California with a 4-5 dual record.

In the first match of the day against Hawaii, the Huskers posted wins at the No. 1 and 2 positions, but could not hold on for the victory. Kelsey Robinson and Alexa Strange defeated Natasha Bell and Jane Croson 21-13, 21-16, while Morgan Broekhuis and Kadie Rolfzen added a 21-14, 21-16 win over Ginger Long and Katie Spieler.

Moving to the second match of the day, the Huskers battled the No. 4 team in the nation to the end. Kelsey Robinson and Alexa Strange fell in a tightly-contested three-set match to Kirby Burnham and Stevi Robinson 21-16, 18-21, 17-19.

It would not be enough though, as Meghan Haggerty and Sheridan Zarda fell to Brooke Fournier and Natasa Siljkovic 21-16, 21-17, and Kelsey Fien and Alicia Ostrander dropped their match to Sam Hirschmann and Alexa Stonish 21-18, 21-12 in the first round of action.